NIPER Ph.D Joint Admission Test 2011 | Govt. of India has initiated Ph.D. programmes at new NIPERs

The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) at S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali) created as a centre of excellence in imparting higher education, research and development in pharmaceutical sciences and is the first Institute of its kind in the country. The Institute was declared as an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India through an Act of Parliament, notified on 26th June 1998. The Institute is a member of the Association of Indian Univesities. In the year 2007, Govt. of India established for more NIPERs at the following locations with the help of mentor institutes:-

Ahmedabad [Mentor Institute-B.V. Patel Pharmaceutical Education and Research Development (PERD) Centre].
Hajipur [Mentor Institute- Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences]
Hyderabad [Mentor Institute-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology]
This was followed by establishment of more NIPERs in the year 2008 at
Guwahati [Mentor Institute- Medical College, Guwahati]
From this year Govt. of India has initiated Ph.D. programmes at new NIPERs alongwith NIPER, S.A.S. Nagar, in the following disciplines.
1. ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES AND ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
1.1 Availability of Disciplines for July 2011 academic session
1.1.1 Discipline of Chemical Sciences

* Pharmaceutical Technology (Process Chemistry) is the new name of Pharmaceutical Technology (Bulk Drugs)

1.1.2 Discipline of Biological Sciences

1.1.3 Discipline of Pharmaceutical Sciences

DATES:
NIPER Ph.D Joint Admission Test 2011
Notification of admission 25th April, 2011
Date of commencement of online registration 9th May, 2011
Last date for online registration 24th May, 2011
Last date of receipt of filled registration form alongwith demand draft 8th June, 2011
Date for receiving admit card by email 13th June, 2011
Online test (10:00 am. to 12.00 noon) 26th June, 2011
Declaration of written test result (Website-www.niper.gov.in) 2ndJuly, 2011
Interview 25th- 26th July, 2011
Declaration of list of selected candidates and admission of the selected candidates 27th July, 2011
(10.00 a.m.-1.00 p.m.)
Admission of the wait listed candidates (candidates shall report at 2.00 p.m. 27th July, 2011 and those who fail to report in time shall be declared absent and not (2.00 p.m.-2.30 p.m.) considered for admission. Admission shall close at 2.30 p.m.)
Orientation 29th July, 2011
Commencement of classes 1stAugust 2011

6.       HOW TO APPLY
6.1 The Doctoral research programme of the Institute is classified into the following three disciplines. A candidate can apply for any one of the following disciplines:

6.1.1  Chemical Sciences: Includes departments of (i) Medicinal Chemistry, (ii) Natural Products (iii) Pharmacoinformatics (iii) Pharmaceutical Technology (Process Chemistry)

6.1.2  Biological Sciences: Includes departments of (i) Pharmacology & Toxicology (ii) Biotechnology (iii) Pharmaceutical Technology (Biotechnology)

6.1.3 Pharmaceutical Sciences: Includes departments of (i) Pharmaceutical Analysis (ii) Pharmaceutics (iii) Pharmaceutical Technology (Formulations)

6.2 Candidate shall register online on www.niper.gov.in as per "steps for online registration" given in the notification and on the website. The process of online registration shall commence on 9th May 2011 and will continue till 24th May, 2011. Candidate shall have to fill up all items given in online registration form (including no. and date of Demand Draft for Rs. 1000), upload soft copy of recent photograph submit form and take printout of the Registration slip (incomplete forms or forms which are not properly submitted will not be accepted), put signatures at the bottom of registration slip and attach following:- i) a non refundable Bank Draft of Rs. 1000/ -(Rs.500/- for SC/ST) payable at S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali)/Chandigarh in favour of "Director, NIPER", ii) copy of the award letter (if any) pertaining to NET-JRF of CSIR/DBT/UGC/ICMR etc. iii) Sponsorship certificate for Industry/Government sponsored candidates (as per format given at Annexure-2). Indian nationals residing abroad and foreign nationals have to remit US$100 by Bank Draft payable to "Director, NIPER". Payment by Cheque/Postal Order will not be accepted.

6.3. Printout of the Registration slip alongwith attachments should be sent to Registrar, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, (NIPER), Sector 67, S.A.S.Nagar (Mohali), Punjab, 160062, (through speed post/ registered post) so as to reach him on or before 8th June 2011.The Institute will not be responsible for any loss or postal delay. Registration slips received after the due date will not be considered. No correspondence/ inquiry in this regard will be entertained. The Institute shall not be held responsible for misplacement of any loose sheet. Therefore, all the documents are required to be submitted properly tied together.

6.4   Candidates appearing for final qualifying examinations (including NET-JRF) can also apply but they must produce final result on the day of Interview failing which their candidature shall be rejected.

ENTRANCE TEST
7.1      Online test for all disciplines will be held on Sunday, the 26th June, 2011 at Chandigarh, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai. Based on the performance in the written test, list of candidates to be called for interview will be displayed on the institute website www.niper.gov.in on 2nd July 2011. Interview will be held on Monday, the Tuesday 25th-26th July, 2011 at NIPER, S.A.S. Nagar. No TA/DA will be paid for attending online test test and interview. Candidates have to make their own arrangement for stay during written test and interview.

7.2      The permission granted to the candidates to appear in written test and interview is merely provisional. Final consideration of the candidature is subject to fulfillment of the eligibility criteria to be verified at the time of Interview.

7.3      There will be one objective type question paper containing 170 questions of 85 marks, for each of the following areas i.e. Chemical Sciences; Biological Sciences and; Pharmaceutical Sciences. Answers must be marked as per instructions given in the examination hall just before start of examination. Duration of the examination will be 2 hours. The question paper will be of M.S. (Pharm.); M.Pharm.; M.Tech. (Pharm.) and M.Sc. (in relevant discipline) level.

7.4      The qualified candidates in each discipline shall have to appear for interview which will carry 15 marks.

7.5      There will be negative marking in the written test. 25% marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.

CAMPUS PLACEMENTS
The Institute has a dedicated Placement cell which maintains excellent contacts with the Pharmaceutical Industry/Corporate Sector and assists in placement of students (except for students from Public/Private Sector Undertakings, Govt. Departments and Research and Development Organizations and NRI and their wards) in various organizations having National and International operations. The cell co­ordinates the placement activities to match the needs of the industry as well as the aspirations of the students, by arranging pre-placement talks and conducting campus interviews. The companies that conducted campus interviews in 2009-10 are Johnson & Johnson, Astra Zeneca, Procter & Gamble, Syngene International, Torrent, Zydus, GSK, Unilever, Cognizent, Pharm Arc Solutions, Ranbaxy, Sun Pharmaceutical, Promed , Smart Analysis, Kinapse, Zydus, Vivo, Indegene, Astra Zeneca, Nicholas Piramal, Bayer Healthcare, Integral Bioscience Pvt. Ltd., Quantum Solutions and many more.

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